Israel Kasnett / JNS.org
ARTICLES BY: Israel Kasnett / JNS.org
Is the Situation in Gaza the ‘Problem from Hell’?
JNS.org - Avigdor Lieberman announced that he was stepping down as defense minister on Wednesday, in protest of what he called the Israeli government’s “capitulation...
Iranians Furious at Regime as Economy Teeters on the Brink
JNS.org - Thousands of Iranian citizens have been protesting across the country, including in major cities such as Tehran, Karaj, Shiraz, Mashhad, Isfahan, and Qom,...
Israel Gets Set to Land Its First Spacecraft on the Moon
JNS.org - "Houston, the Eagle has landed” will soon be a common refrain for Israelis. While famed entrepreneur Elon Musk sent one of his Tesla cars...
What Israel’s Gun Policies Can Teach Americans
JNS.org - As American society has become more polarized in recent years, the debate over gun control has reflected this reality, with leaders and lawmakers on...
US, Europe Contemplate Action as Iran Deadline Looms
JNS.org - US President Donald Trump signed the Iran sanctions waiver on January 12 -- a decision that must be made every 120 days under the Joint Comprehensive...
Was This Netanyahu’s Last AIPAC Appearance as Prime Minister?
JNS.org - With a wobbly coalition threatening his political stability and under investigation for alleged corruption, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu surely must have appreciated the...
Netanyahu Is Defiant, But in Danger, Amid Scandal, Charges
JNS.org - While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s upcoming meeting with Donald Trump next week would normally be the main topic of conversation in Israel, the mounting...
Former Israeli and US Diplomats Express Caution, Hope on Embassy Move
JNS.org - After much speculation, the United States announced on February 23 that it will move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in May. US State Department...
Holding Out an Olive Branch? US Lawmakers Speak Out After Being Detained on the Temple Mount
JNS.org - US Representatives Scott Tipton (R-Colo.) and David B. McKinley (R-W.Va.) no doubt anticipated an eye-opening experience when they visited the Temple Mount on Thursday -- as...
Some Experts Say Abbas Has ‘Little to Lose’ in Sabotaging US-Palestinian Relations
JNS.org - Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas appears to believe he has nothing to lose in picking a fight with the United States. Abbas is scheduled to...
Palestinian Leaders Ramp Up Feud with the US
JNS.org - While the Trump administration believes that the Middle East is “at the dawn of a new era” -- marked by progress towards “a peaceful resolution” to...
Can the World Agree to ‘Fix’ the Iran Nuclear Deal?
President Donald Trump on Jan. 12 outlined his intentions to “fix the terrible flaws” of the Iran nuclear deal, giving the agreement what he called...
Washington’s New Approach to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
JNS.org - The Trump administration’s approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict represents what some Mideast experts and Israel advocates are describing as a paradigm shift in Washington, DC...
Yoaz Hendel: Israel’s Emerging ‘Liberal Nationalist’ Figure
JNS.org - The crowd in Jerusalem’s Zion Square was civil, as protesters held up signs decrying alleged government corruption. Standing on the stage, Dr. Yoaz Hendel,...
After CNN Firing, Marc Lamont Hill Blames Israel for Police Killings of Black People, Opposes Renouncing Farrakhan
Top US Jewish Civil Rights Group Slams Times for Publication of Endorsement of Antisemitic Book
CNN Gets Up-Close Look at Tunnel Dug by Hezbollah Under Israel-Lebanon Border
Judaism Needs Big Ideas and to Challenge the Orthodoxy
Memorial for Pittsburgh Synagogue Victims Vandalized at Pomona College